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green Building

Saving water, energy and waste should be part of main stream building. I’ve spent eight years working on green building projects and have learnt a lot along the way.

My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond(Oct21)

I’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention.  I think it’s great[...]

25
Oct
My Green Life (May21)

When I was a baby my brother painted me green.. Perhaps a sign of[...]

11
May
Why is our MP not supporting the Dorset National Park? (May21)

Why hasn’t Chris Loder, Dorset MP, talked to the Dorset National Park supporters? Chris[...]

04
May
Too many boardrooms are climate incompetent (Feb21)

Very interested to see this FT article lamenting the lack of directors with expertise[...]

05
Feb
Getting beds (Sep19)

I received an email last week giving me some shocking information about the number[...]

22
Sep
SMART METERS ARE SMART (Sep19)

My son, Monty, has worked out how we can save over £2,000 per annum[...]

17
Sep
Frightening floor paint may be greener than I thought…(Jul19)

I tried to order 10 litre pots, but was told that 5 litres would[...]

31
Jul
Positive Luxury Awards Feature about me (May19)

Here’s an interview I did for Positive Luxury Awards. Their tweet: As a newly[...]

27
May
I Love Bjarke Ingels (Dec17)

Not literally, of course – I’ve never met him!  But, I have seen a[...]

05
Dec
Speech disaster to Bathroom Manufacturers… (Oct16)

My speech went down the plug hole! I spent ages preparing my speech.  Had[...]

29
Oct
I’ve made friends with my heating controls (Mar13)

I’ve often been asked for top tips in greening your home.  One of my[...]

19
Mar
My LED Lighting Saga (Mar13)

Remember the joke about how many men are needed to change a light bulb.[...]

01
Mar
Biomimicry – sustainable solutions (Sept12)

I’m a great fan of Michael Pawlyn – from Exploration Architecture.  I love his[...]

13
Sep
Moved house – and have limited access to broadband (Jun12)

I’ve just moved house – just over the border from Somerset to Dorset.  Loads[...]

13
Jun
How efficient are energy efficiency schemes? (Jun12)

   I wrote this article in June 2012 but am only posting it on[...]

01
Jun
Eco-flat rented! (May12)

My eco-rented flat near Portobello Rd has been rented.  See FT article, I wrote[...]

01
May
FT Article written on Eco-renovating London flat (Apr12)

My article on eco-renovation was published in the House & Home section of the[...]

21
Apr
My eco-renovated flat is available for rent (Apr12)

Eco-renovated flat – Main room – Jan12   I bought my flat, near Portobello[...]

13
Apr
Writing for the Financial Times (Jun12)

I’ve started writing for FT House & Home. My first article, co-written with Fiona Harvey[...]

01
Jun
Eco-technologies at Home – Electric Green (Jun11)

This is a draft of article written for the FT – an edited edition[...]

01
Jun
Eco-scrutiny of my Eco-renovation

My London flat must be the most rigorously scrutinised property on the planet –[...]

08
Apr
Becoming a Superhome (Apr11)

I’m trying to make my flat a SuperHome – a network of exemplar, old dwellings which[...]

01
Apr
Eco-building expansion (Mar11)

When Ecobuild started 5 years ago less than 200 people attended. This year they[...]

07
Mar
Articles for the Financial Times (Mar11 & Jun11)

I’ve started writing for FT House & Home.  My first article, co-written with Fiona[...]

01
Mar
Western Gazette (Feb11)

I’ve written regular articles for the Western Gazette including ones covering:   Closing Shop[...]

28
Feb
Eco-Renovating London Flat (Jan11)

  I’ve started eco-renovating my London flat.  It’s been rented out since 1995 but[...]

01
Jan
Eco-renovation – starting with windows (Nov10)

I have a flat in London that’s been rented out for years. But I’ve[...]

22
Nov
Is the Green Deal a Good Deal? No! (Nov10)

This week I went to a Green Monday event, held in the offices of Merrill[...]

03
Nov
I need a new boiler (Oct10)

Our boots, shoes and tennis rackets were all wet. They were stored underneath the[...]

26
Oct
Down in the woods (Apr10)

Children at Mallinsons Woodland Workshop Shower made from living willow     Guy Mallinson[...]

23
Apr
Yarlington Housing (Mar10)

I was the key note speaker at the Yarlington Housing Annual meeting, held in[...]

01
Mar
How Green is Scarlet – Eco-hotel in Cornwall (Jan10)

My first impression of the building was horrendous. It was sitting on the cliff[...]

28
Jan
We need more Bedzeds (Nov09)

Bedzed – Beddington Zero Energy Design   William Steel, Generation Green Think Tank member[...]

18
Nov
Big Green Home Show (Oct09)

“I had to drop you a line to say ‘a huge thank-you’ to you[...]

22
Oct
Solar powered lighting is good (Oct09)

My outside light is great. It’s a solar powered security light, with a movement[...]

14
Oct
Plugs, insurance, credit crunch, beetles and lunch (Jan09)

  Last week was busy. I flew from meeting to meeting. Not literally I[...]

28
Jan
Energy Monitoring Gizmos (Jan08)

TRIED AND TESTED – ENERGY MONITORS Energy Monitors don’t directly save you energy –[...]

27
Jan
Eco developments on the map (Oct07)

The market town of Langport on the Somerset Levels has been getting some good[...]

15
Oct
What is a green building? (Jul07)

I’m not convinced that the Government’s goal of zero carbon buildings is a good[...]

19
Jul
Interior designers be damned (Jun07)

I stayed the night with friends in Holland Park. Only a year ago they[...]

12
Jun
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